Button or clasp.



F. P. BURNETT & V. M. VAN BRUNT.

BUTTON 0R CLASP.

'APPLICATIOH FILED MAR. 17. 1915.

Patented J an. 30, 1917.

ATTORNEYS UNTTEIE ETATES PATENT @FFTGE.

FRANK P. BURNETT AND VANDERHOFF M. VAN BRUNT, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY,

ASSIGNOBS OF ONE-THIRD TO CHARLES J'. DEGAVBE,

OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

BUTTON 0R CLASP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 3Q, 19171.

Application filed March 17, 1915. Serial No. 14,934.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, FRANK P. BURNETT and VANDERHOFF M. VAN BRUNT,citizens of the United States, residing at Newark, in the county ofEssex and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and usefulTmprovements in Buttons or Clasps; and we do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,and to characters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

The present invention relates, generally, to improvements in jewelryemployed with cuffs, ties and garments; and the invention has reference,more particularly, to a novel construction of' cufi-button, comprising apair of pivotally connected or hinged members and an automaticallyoperating selflocking post coiiperating with one of said members forreadily securing the button in its attached relation to a cuff, or thelike, and for just as easily removing the same from such attachedrelation with the cuff or garment.

The present invention has for its principal object to provide a novelarticle of manufacture, in the form of a cuif-button, tie-clasp, or thelike, which is simple in its operation for retaining the cuff, tie, orthe like, in the proper position. The invention has for its furtherobject to provide a device of the general character hereinafter statedwhich is easily secured in its attached position with out the leasttrouble and annoyance, and which is of such construction that it can notbe accidentally removed from the cull or garment to which it isattached.

()ther objects of the present invention not at this time moreparticularly enumerated will be clearly understood from the followingdetailed description of the present invention.

The invention consists, primarily, in the novel article of manufacture,in the form of a cuff-button, tie-clasp, or the like, hereinafter morefully set forth; and, the invention consists, furthermore, in the novelarrangements and combinations of the several devices and parts, as wellas in the details of the construction of the said parts, all of whichwill be more fully described in the fol lowing specification, and thenfinally embodied in the clauses of the claim which are appended toandwhich form an essential part of the said specification.

While'we are fully aware that the principles of the present. inventionmay be combined to provide an article of manufacture, or a piece ofjewelry, which may be variously used with garments, or the like, it hasbeen deemed sufiicient for the purposes of the invention to describe andillustrate the present invention in the form of a cuff-button. Theinvention, therefore, is clearly and fully illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a front view of acuff-button showing one embodiment of the principles of the presentinvention, representing the button in its attached relation upon a cufi,a fragmentary part of the latter being represented in said view; andFig. 2 is a rear face view of the parts illustrated in said Fig. 1. Fig.3 is a longitudinal vertical section of the cuff-button, with thepivoted or hinged members thereof represented in their locked relation;and Fig. 4c is a similar view of the button, the pivoted or hingedmembers thereof being represented in their unlocked or unlatchedrelation for attaching the button to or for removing it from the cuff.Fig. 5 is a top-face view of a modified form of cuff-button, but stillmade according to and embodying the principles of the present invention.Fig. 6 is a longitudinal vertical section of the same, said sectionbeing taken on line 66 in said Fig. 5; and Fig. 7 is a transversevertical section of the button, said section being taken on line 77 insaid Fig. 5, looking in the direction of the arrow as, both of saidviews showing the pivoted or hinged members of the button in theirlocked relation. Fig. 8 is a view of the device, similar to thatrepresented in said Fig. 7, but showing a pivoted lock-bar in itsunlatched relation, to permit the separated relation of the pivotedorhinged member for attachment to or for removal from a cuff, or thelike.

Similar characters of reference are employed in all of the said abovedescribed views, to indicate corresponding parts.

Referring now more particularly to Figs. 1,2, 3 and 4; of the drawings,the reference character 1 indicates a suitably formed back or base-plateprovided with suitably-d1sposed pintle-receiving ears or lugs 2, and avertically extending post, as 3. This post is usually made flat, asindicated in the drawings, and may be riveted to said base plate, as at4, the post being provided with an angularly formed slot, as 5, wherebytwo members 6 and 7 are provided, substantially as shown in Figs. 3 and4 of the drawings. The upper edge of the member 6 is fiat, as at 8, saidflat edge providing a suitable stop or seat, and the member 7 isprovided upon its upper end with a retaining catch or head, as 9,located substantially above stop or seat, in the manner shown and forthe purposes to be presently more fully described. "Within thepreviously-mentioned ears or lugs 2 is a pintle 10, and mounted uponsaid pintle 10, in the manner of a hinge, are pintle-ears or lugs 12 ofa yokeshaped or other suitably shaped element 11. Connected with thefree end-portion of said element 11, in any suitable manner, is a top orface-plate, as 13, formed in the proper place with an elongated slot oropening 14. This top or face-plate fectly plain, as will be evident, orit may be provided with a marginal bead, as 15, for clamping in positionupon said top or face-plate 13, a dished ornamental member 16 of theusual button-shape, as will be clearly evident from an inspection ofFigs. 1, 3 and 4 of the drawings.

To attach the button in its locked relation to a cuff 17, the parts ofthe button are brought into the unlocked or unlatched relation shown inFig. 4 of the drawings. The post of the button is inserted through theregistering button holes of the cuff, with the back-plate of the buttonlocated upon one side of the double-over portions of the cuff. Theyoke-shaped member of the button is made to extend toward and around theedges 18 of the cuff as shown in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings, and theslotted portion of the faceplate 13 inserted over the post 5 and readilysnapped into a positive retaining or holding engagement with the latchor head 9 of said post 5, the face-plate 13 coming against the stop 8and being positively seated between said stop and the said latch or head9 against any accidental displacement, as ;will be clearly understoodfrom an inspection of said Fig. 3.

When it is desired to remove the button from the out]? all that isnecessary is to apply suflicient pressur against the bent or curvedportion of the yoke-shaped member 11, in

the direction of the arrow 3 in said Fig. 3, whereupon the hinged orpivotal arrangement of the parts will permit of the withdrawal of thelatch or head 8, suflieiently in the elongated slot 14, from its holdingor retaining engagement with the face-plate 13,

18 may be left perto bring the parts into their pivoted or hingedseparation clearly represented in Fig. 4 of the drawings.

In lieu of the form of button illustrated in said Figs. 1 to 4inclusive, the button may be made in the manner shown in Figs. 5, 6, 7and 8 of the drawings, and still embody the principles of the presentinvention. In this construction, the reference-character 19 indicates asuitably formed back or base plate also provided with suitably-disposedpintlereceiving ears or lugs 20, and a vertically extending post, as 21.This post is also usually made flat as indicated in the drawings, and inits upper end-portion is provided with a vertically extending slot,

as 22, to provide a bifurcated end-portion .28. Suitably mounted in themembers which form this bifurcated end-portion, and extending acrosssaid slot 22, is a pin 24 upon which is fulcrumed a lock-bar, as 25,having its end-portions preferably roughened or serrated, as at 26, forthe proper manipulation of said bar, as will be clearly understood froman inspection of Figs. 7 and 8 of the drawings.

Within the previously-mentioned ears or lugs 20 is a pintle 27, andmounted upon said pintle 27, in the manner of a hinge, are pintle-earsor lugs 28 of a yoke-shaped or other suitably formed member 29 of a topor face-plate- 30 which may be of any desired marginal configuration andsurface ornamentation. At the proper position, the said top orface-plate is provided with an elongated hole or slot, as at 31, for theinsertion of the bifurcated endportion of the part 21, when the lock-bar25 has been turned into the position indicated in Fig. 8 of thedrawings, into and through the hole or slot '31 in the face-plate 80. Byturning the lock-bar 25 at right angles across said hole or slot 31,after such insertion, in the manner represented in Figs. 5 and 7 of thedrawings, the pivoted or hinged members of the button are readily andpositively retained in locked or latched relation, as will be clearlyevident. The pivoted or hinged members of the button are easily broughtinto their unlocked or unlatched relation by turning the lockbar 25 intothe position indicated in said Fig. 8, and any further description as tothe manner of attaching the device to a cuif or a garment is deemedunnecessary.

We are fully aware that various changes may be made in the generalarrangements and combinations of the various devices and parts, as wellas in the details of the construction of the said parts, withoutdeparting from the scope of the present invention as set forth in theforegoing specification, and as defined in the clauses of the claimwhich are appended to the said specification. Hence, we no not limit ourpresent invention to the exact arrangements and combinaemma tions of thesaid parts as described in the said specification, nor do we confineourselves to the exact details of the construction of the said parts asillustrated in the accompanying drawings.

We claim 1. As a new article of manufacture a device of the characterspecified comprising a pair of pivotally connected members adapted to beseparated in a hinge-like manner, a post connected with one of said mainmembers, said post being formed with an angularly shaped slot so as toprovide the post with a bifurcated end-portion, one of the members ofsaid bifurcated end-portion providing a seat, and a retaining catchconnected with the other member of said bifurcated portion, and aretaining means connected with the other member adapted to be broughtinto separable retaining engagement with the seat and catch of thebifurcated portion of said post.

2. As a new article of manufacture a device of the character specifiedcomprising a pair of pivotally connected main members adapted to beseparated in a hinge-like manner, a post connected with one of said mainmembers, said post being formed with an angularly shaped slot so as toprovide the post with a bifurcated end-portion, one of the members ofsaid bifurcated end-portion providing a seat, and a retaining catchconnected with the other member of said bifurcated portion, and theother main member being provided with a slot for arranging said memberover the bifurcated end-portion of said post and bringing said memberinto separable retaining engagement with the seat and catch of thebifurcated portion of said post.

3. As a new article of manufacture a device of the character specifiedcomprising a back-plate, a yoke-like element connected with saidback-plate in a hinge-like manner a face-plate connected with saidyoke-like element, a post connected with said backplate, said post beingformed'with an angularly shaped slot so as to provide the post with abifurcated end-portion, one of the members of said bifurcatedend-portion providing a seat, and a retaining catch connected with theother member of said bifurcated portion, and the said face-plate beingprovided with a slot for arranging said faceplate over the bifurcatedend-portion of said post and for bringing said face-plate into separableretaining engagement with the seat and catch of the bifurcated portionof said post.

In testimony, that we claim the invention set forth above we havehereunto set our hands this 15th day of March, 1915.

FRANK P. BURNETT. VANDERHOFF M. VAN BRUNT.

Witnesses:

FREDK. C. FRAENTZEL, FREDK H. W. FRAENTZEL.

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